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. 2019 Sep 3;7(9):314. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090314

Table 1.

Results retrieved from the GC-MS analysis of the B. velezensis strain OEE1.

Retention time (Rt) Kovat’s Index Lib Score Tentative Identification Plant Growth Promotion (PGP) Effectiveness or Biocontrol Ability Reference
8.981 854 92.0 Ethylbenzene Used as pesticides [50]
11.473 1082 93.8 Phenylethyl Alcohol Antimicrobial activity, an auto-antibiotic produced by the fungus Candida albicans [51]
13.909 1174 84.6 Indole As an intercellular signal molecule, indole regulates various aspects of bacterial physiology, including spore formation, plasmid stability, resistance to drugs, biofilm formation and virulence [52]
16.368 1187 94.5 1-Dodecene
18.656 1251 92.1 Benzene acetic acid (Phenylacetic acid) An active auxin (a type of plant hormone), naturally produced by the metapleural gland of most ant species and used as an antimicrobial
20.942 1337 82.1 Eugenol Zinc oxide eugenol is used for root canal sealing [53]
21.103 1424 69.8 E-Caryophyllene Widely distributed among plant oils, and reportedly possess acaricidal, insecticidal, repellent, attractive and antifungal properties [54]
22.116 1587 93.9 1-Hexadecene
22.995 1478 82.1 β-Selinene (β-Eudesmene) A sesquiterpene hydrocarbon with a naphthalene skeleton and is a component of celery oil. The autoxidation product of it has antimalarial activity [55]
23.563 1496 79.8 Cyclo(Leu-Pro) Strongly inhibit mycelia growth of fungus and thereby affecting aflatoxin production [56]
24.498 1627 71.2 3-Hydroxy-β-damascone Inducer of NAD(P)H:quinone reductase (QR) activity; novel inhibitors of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction [57]
Rt Kovat’s Index Lib Score Tentative Identification PGP Effectiveness or Biocontrol Ability Reference
25.458 1864 78.5 N-cetyl alcohol
25.897 1891 92.1 1-Nonadecene
26.172 1908 72.5 Palmitic acid methyl ester
30.796 1942 83.2 Palmitic acid
31.173 2070 79.3 1-Octadecanol (Stearyl alcohol)
31.395 2073 93.6 Methyl linoleate
32.924 2084 67.1 Methyl oleate Identified as a primer pheromone in honeybees [58]
33.687 2138 94.1 Cyclo(Phe-Pro) A secondary metabolite produced by certain bacteria and fungi controls the expression of genes involved in pathogenicity, cell-to-cell communication by bacteria, It also modulates auxin signaling in plants. [59]
39.015 2704 73.5 Diisooctyl phthalate